Christine O'Donnell outraises Chris Coons more than 2-to-1  —  Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell raised a substantial $3.8 million during the last three months, more than twice what her Democratic opponent raised, but it hasn't yet thinned his substantial lead in most polls.

Consensus Points to 50-Seat G.O.P. Gain in House, But May Understate Uncertainty  —  FiveThirtyEight's projection for the U.S. House shows little change from last week.  Republicans are given a 73 percent chance of taking over the House, up incrementally from 72 percent last week.

Treasury Defends HAMP Again - I Can't Stop Laughing  —  I see nothing.  (photo: sirtwitchalot2000 on Flickr)  —  So Ezra stepped out and pretty sharply criticized HAMP.  To him I say welcome.  But because he has a Beltway audience, the Treasury Department got right angry and dialed him up and pleaded their case.

Feds oppose Calif. Prop 19 to legalize marijuana  —  Attorney General Eric Holder is warning that the federal government will not look the other way, as it has with medical marijuana, if voters next month make California the first state to legalize pot.  —  Marijuana is illegal under federal law …

Angle burns through much of her staggering $14 million haul  —  Nevada Republican Sharron Angle announced earlier this week she raised a staggering $14 million between the start of July and the end of September.  Observers seized on the impressive total as a sign her challenge …

Sorry Folks, The Put-Back Apocalypse Ain't Gonna Happen  —  You should probably be a buyer of Bank of America right now.  —  I never thought I'd find myself typing those words.  I've been a huge critic of Bank of America for years.  I'm bearish on the financial supermarket model.

Obama: GOP favors tax loopholes that send jobs overseas  —  President Obama took aim at Republicans in his weekly radio address Saturday, accusing the party of favoring corporate tax loopholes that encourage companies to create jobs overseas.  —  The president said the key to job creation …

California Democrats cling to leads: Reuters/Ipsos  —  (Reuters) - Democratic candidates are clinging to narrow leads over their Republican rivals in two key California races with less than three weeks to go until November 2 elections, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Friday.

Hinchey Tangles With Reporter (Updated)  —  Rep. Maurice Hinchey, who suddenly finds himself in the GOP's crosshairs, had a heated exchange with a local reporter at last night's debate that became physical before the congressman disengaged and walked away, according to witnesses.

Tides Foundation CEO To Fox News Advertisers: Drop Glenn Beck Or Have Blood On Your Hands  —  WHAT'S YOUR REACTION?  —  In an extraordinary move to nip the inflammatory commentary coming from Glenn Beck, the founder and CEO of the Tides Foundation (a frequent Beck target) …

Immigrants Find Voting Can Come At a Cost  —  The way Joseph E. Joseph tells it, he was just doing his civic duty.  —  On his way home from work one evening in 1992, he came across a group of volunteers in Brooklyn registering people to vote.  Mr. Joseph, a legal permanent resident …

Republican ‘Contender’ Dons Duckie Pajamas, Parties With Scantily Clad Women  —  Who among us hasn't donned duckie pajamas for a night out with scantily clad women, then run for Congress?  —  Well, in the event that you haven't, consider the case of NRCC's latest big “contender,” …

Long Battle by Foes of Campaign Finance Rules Shifts Landscape  —  WASHINGTON — It was Thanksgiving break of 1998 at Capital University Law School in Ohio, and Senator Mitch McConnell was on the phone for Prof. Bradley Smith.  —  Mr. McConnell's aides had already approached …

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Anthem Approved For Health Insurance Rate Hikes As High As 47 Percent  —  The state's largest insurer has been approved to raise health premium rates by 41 percent to 47 percent for some of its policies sold to individual buyers, in the largest price hikes yet seen in Connecticut since the adoption of national health care reform.

Obama says federal jobs may stay vacant, doesn't rule out furloughs  —  Facing Republican complaints about big government and federal salaries, President Obama said Friday that government agencies might leave some vacancies unfilled as his administration looks for ways to save money.

Just Four Dudes Jamming On The Subway — With Their iPhones As Instruments [Video]  —  A lot is said about the Apple marketing machine.  Love them or hate them, there's no denying that their ads are effective.  But someone just one-upped them — with their own products.

Rand Paul vs The Department of Education  —  Rand Paul's stated rationale for wanting to abolish the Department of Education is revealing of his ignorance of the relevant issues: … Igor Volsky points out that “[c]urrently, there is a legislative prohibition on the federal government getting involved …

Lee Abrams resigns from Tribune Co.  —  Lee Abrams.  (Handout)  —  Tribune Co. Chief Innovation Officer Lee Abrams, who began the work week by sending a companywide e-mail that contained content deemed inappropriate, resigned Friday.  —  The e-mail, the latest in a weekly series …